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Encyclopedia > Furlough
Look up Furlough in Wiktionary, the free dictionary

A furlough (IPA: /fʌɹloʊ/) is temporary leave of absence, especially from duty in the armed services or from a prison term. In these cases, a furlough is a vacation. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary logo Wiktionary is a sister project to Wikipedia intended to be a free wiki dictionary (including thesaurus and lexicon) in every language. ... The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is a system of phonetic notation devised by linguists to accurately and uniquely represent each of the wide variety of sounds (phones or phonemes) used in spoken human language. ... The armed forces of a state are its military organization. ... This article is on vacation as time off. ...


A furlough is sometimes involuntary because of work conditions. In this case, the furlough is more like a temporary layoff. Downsizing refers to layoffs initiated by a company in order to cut labor costs by reducing the size of the company. ...


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Downsizing is a euphemism referring to layoffs initiated by a company in order to cut labor costs by reducing the size of the company. ...

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